§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what are the childhood immunisation uptake rates for the Liverpool special areas; and what are the uptake rates for England and Wales as a whole.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeImmunisation uptake rates for the Liverpool special areas are not available centrally. The most recent rates available for the Liverpool health district and England as a whole relate to uptake in 1982 and are as follows. Information relating to Wales is the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
Children born in 1980 and immunised by the end of 1982 Liverpool Health District per cent. England (provisional) per cent. Measles 43 58 Diptheria 72 84 Whooping Cough 40 53 Tetanus 73 84 Polio 73 84 Schoolgirls reaching their 14th birthday in 1982 and immunised by the end of 1982 Rubella 93 83